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Feeling Skipped Beats, Palpitations: What could this possibly be?

Posted by incrediblemulk98 @incrediblemulk98, Feb 18, 2017

I have an establishing appointment with a cardiologist Monday the 20th but I would just like to discuss what the results might be. My heart has had what I'd call an uncomfortable "presence" for about a month now. I can feel every single beat and I get palpitations and the sensation of skipped beats whenever I am active at all. I have cut out caffeine and cigarettes completely but my resting heart rate has continued to rise. It doesn't go down below 60 even in my sleep anymore. I have medicine for my nerves but this does nothing for the discomfort or palpitations at all. I have zero energy and anytime I do much as get up it feels like my heart is being worked to its limit. A month ago I felt great and this has progressed so fast. I'm terrified. I'm only 25 years old but my dad died of congestive heart failure at 32 after a heart transplant. Any insight or thoughts would be much appreciated.

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jigglejaws94 | @jigglejaws94 | Feb 22, 2017

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this and that you can't get the help you need because of money. Why our hearts suddenly beat differently is sometimes a bit of a mystery. I fairly suddenly began having a fast heart rate and palpitations in my early 20s. My resting heart rate was 120. I had lots of PACS, PVCs, bigeminy and other rhythms --- but everything was basically normal. Cardiologists often do not get as excited about palpitations as we do. I was on a beta blocker for 11 years and then went off. I had minimal problems with palpitations for close to 15 years and then my heart started pounding more and having more palpitations along with runs of supraventricular tachycardia. I had a complete work-up in 2013 -- with echocardiogram, Holter monitor, stress test, and a nuclear stress test -- all of which were normal. My cardiologist honestly said, "you have a special heart". A cardiologist in my 20s said I have a hyperdynamic heart. Palpitations are annoying - at best. Last year I had a Reveal LINQ internal cardiac monitor placed due to a change in my palpitations. So far, my heart has been behaving and that has not returned. So why the sudden onset of palpitations and fast heart rate in my 20s --- who knows? Sometimes POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) can account for many symptoms that are similar to mine. Anxiety and fear about what is going on will surely make your heart beat more wildly. I certainly hope you can get the care and evaluation that you need in the very near future.

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cheris | @cheris | Feb 24, 2017
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@jigglejaws94

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this and that you can't get the help you need because of money. Why our hearts suddenly beat differently is sometimes a bit of a mystery. I fairly suddenly began having a fast heart rate and palpitations in my early 20s. My resting heart rate was 120. I had lots of PACS, PVCs, bigeminy and other rhythms --- but everything was basically normal. Cardiologists often do not get as excited about palpitations as we do. I was on a beta blocker for 11 years and then went off. I had minimal problems with palpitations for close to 15 years and then my heart started pounding more and having more palpitations along with runs of supraventricular tachycardia. I had a complete work-up in 2013 -- with echocardiogram, Holter monitor, stress test, and a nuclear stress test -- all of which were normal. My cardiologist honestly said, "you have a special heart". A cardiologist in my 20s said I have a hyperdynamic heart. Palpitations are annoying - at best. Last year I had a Reveal LINQ internal cardiac monitor placed due to a change in my palpitations. So far, my heart has been behaving and that has not returned. So why the sudden onset of palpitations and fast heart rate in my 20s --- who knows? Sometimes POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) can account for many symptoms that are similar to mine. Anxiety and fear about what is going on will surely make your heart beat more wildly. I certainly hope you can get the care and evaluation that you need in the very near future.

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Hi I have been dealing with Palpitations PVC,s etc for the past 18 years. Driving me crazy. Many tests, everything looks normal. Did the Holter monitor this week since it had been a long time since they checked that. I have used beta blockers in the past with some relief. Have you used those? They make me tired so I try to get off the when I can. I actually have periods of up to year with almost no symptoms and then out of nowhere they are back again. Frustrating.

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jigglejaws94 | @jigglejaws94 | Feb 24, 2017
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@jigglejaws94

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this and that you can't get the help you need because of money. Why our hearts suddenly beat differently is sometimes a bit of a mystery. I fairly suddenly began having a fast heart rate and palpitations in my early 20s. My resting heart rate was 120. I had lots of PACS, PVCs, bigeminy and other rhythms --- but everything was basically normal. Cardiologists often do not get as excited about palpitations as we do. I was on a beta blocker for 11 years and then went off. I had minimal problems with palpitations for close to 15 years and then my heart started pounding more and having more palpitations along with runs of supraventricular tachycardia. I had a complete work-up in 2013 -- with echocardiogram, Holter monitor, stress test, and a nuclear stress test -- all of which were normal. My cardiologist honestly said, "you have a special heart". A cardiologist in my 20s said I have a hyperdynamic heart. Palpitations are annoying - at best. Last year I had a Reveal LINQ internal cardiac monitor placed due to a change in my palpitations. So far, my heart has been behaving and that has not returned. So why the sudden onset of palpitations and fast heart rate in my 20s --- who knows? Sometimes POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) can account for many symptoms that are similar to mine. Anxiety and fear about what is going on will surely make your heart beat more wildly. I certainly hope you can get the care and evaluation that you need in the very near future.

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I was placed back on a beta blocker in December of 2013. I am on a really low dose of metroprolol. It does not give me side effects. I am going to try to go off of them though after my next visit in July. I will have the Reveal LINQ implant until July of 2019.

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cheris | @cheris | Feb 24, 2017
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@jigglejaws94

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this and that you can't get the help you need because of money. Why our hearts suddenly beat differently is sometimes a bit of a mystery. I fairly suddenly began having a fast heart rate and palpitations in my early 20s. My resting heart rate was 120. I had lots of PACS, PVCs, bigeminy and other rhythms --- but everything was basically normal. Cardiologists often do not get as excited about palpitations as we do. I was on a beta blocker for 11 years and then went off. I had minimal problems with palpitations for close to 15 years and then my heart started pounding more and having more palpitations along with runs of supraventricular tachycardia. I had a complete work-up in 2013 -- with echocardiogram, Holter monitor, stress test, and a nuclear stress test -- all of which were normal. My cardiologist honestly said, "you have a special heart". A cardiologist in my 20s said I have a hyperdynamic heart. Palpitations are annoying - at best. Last year I had a Reveal LINQ internal cardiac monitor placed due to a change in my palpitations. So far, my heart has been behaving and that has not returned. So why the sudden onset of palpitations and fast heart rate in my 20s --- who knows? Sometimes POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) can account for many symptoms that are similar to mine. Anxiety and fear about what is going on will surely make your heart beat more wildly. I certainly hope you can get the care and evaluation that you need in the very near future.

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I was on Atenonol several years ago and did ok with that. Then about 2 years ago had a bad episode where I had to get IV Metroprolol. I took small dose for about two weeks. PVC's stopped for almost a year and now back so not sure what to take. Dr. says I can try either.

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incrediblemulk98 | @incrediblemulk98 | Feb 24, 2017
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@jigglejaws94

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this and that you can't get the help you need because of money. Why our hearts suddenly beat differently is sometimes a bit of a mystery. I fairly suddenly began having a fast heart rate and palpitations in my early 20s. My resting heart rate was 120. I had lots of PACS, PVCs, bigeminy and other rhythms --- but everything was basically normal. Cardiologists often do not get as excited about palpitations as we do. I was on a beta blocker for 11 years and then went off. I had minimal problems with palpitations for close to 15 years and then my heart started pounding more and having more palpitations along with runs of supraventricular tachycardia. I had a complete work-up in 2013 -- with echocardiogram, Holter monitor, stress test, and a nuclear stress test -- all of which were normal. My cardiologist honestly said, "you have a special heart". A cardiologist in my 20s said I have a hyperdynamic heart. Palpitations are annoying - at best. Last year I had a Reveal LINQ internal cardiac monitor placed due to a change in my palpitations. So far, my heart has been behaving and that has not returned. So why the sudden onset of palpitations and fast heart rate in my 20s --- who knows? Sometimes POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) can account for many symptoms that are similar to mine. Anxiety and fear about what is going on will surely make your heart beat more wildly. I certainly hope you can get the care and evaluation that you need in the very near future.

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Beta blockers stop the palpitations but give me bradycardia and pots.

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incrediblemulk98 | @incrediblemulk98 | Feb 24, 2017
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@jigglejaws94

I'm sorry that you are having to deal with this and that you can't get the help you need because of money. Why our hearts suddenly beat differently is sometimes a bit of a mystery. I fairly suddenly began having a fast heart rate and palpitations in my early 20s. My resting heart rate was 120. I had lots of PACS, PVCs, bigeminy and other rhythms --- but everything was basically normal. Cardiologists often do not get as excited about palpitations as we do. I was on a beta blocker for 11 years and then went off. I had minimal problems with palpitations for close to 15 years and then my heart started pounding more and having more palpitations along with runs of supraventricular tachycardia. I had a complete work-up in 2013 -- with echocardiogram, Holter monitor, stress test, and a nuclear stress test -- all of which were normal. My cardiologist honestly said, "you have a special heart". A cardiologist in my 20s said I have a hyperdynamic heart. Palpitations are annoying - at best. Last year I had a Reveal LINQ internal cardiac monitor placed due to a change in my palpitations. So far, my heart has been behaving and that has not returned. So why the sudden onset of palpitations and fast heart rate in my 20s --- who knows? Sometimes POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) can account for many symptoms that are similar to mine. Anxiety and fear about what is going on will surely make your heart beat more wildly. I certainly hope you can get the care and evaluation that you need in the very near future.

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Ive applied for the aid and hopefully they can push it through by the time I've scheduled the tests. I'll let everyone know what the results are.

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Feb 24, 2017

@incrediblemulk98 Yeah! Looking forward to hearing from you! Teresa

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incrediblemulk98 | @incrediblemulk98 | Feb 27, 2017

Is it normal to have a god awful headache after a treadmill stress test?

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incrediblemulk98 | @incrediblemulk98 | Feb 28, 2017
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@incrediblemulk98 Yeah! Looking forward to hearing from you! Teresa

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Stress test showed a 1 second arrythmia that quickly self corrected so now I'm wearing the monitor until 3:00 pm today. Headache is finally clearing up from the stress test. I pushed myself to 190 BPM which probably wasn't a good idea because I was winded around 170 but I wanted them to get the best results.

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incrediblemulk98 | @incrediblemulk98 | Mar 16, 2017

HOLTER MONITOR REPORT

ORDERING PHYSICIAN: Dr. Thippeswamy Murthy

READING PHYSICIAN: Dr. David Tian

INDICATIONS: Palpitations

FINDINGS:
The patient's rhythm was predominantly sinus rhythm
Heart rate varied from 45 bpm to 136 bpm. The patient’s average heart rate was 79 bpm.
The patient had a holter monitor tracing done for 24 hours.
The patient had 2 (0.0%) ventricular ectopic activity.
The patient had 2 (0.0%) supraventricular ectopy.
The longest R/R interval was 1.4 seconds.

CONCLUSION:
Baseline rhythm is sinus rhythm with an average HR 79 bpm (range 45-136 bpm).
Rare PVCs and PACs.
No significant arrhythmias.
Symptoms of "fluttering" and dizziness were recorded. These symptoms were associated with normal sinus rhythm and sinus tachycardia.

This is my first holtier monitor. I had a second holtier monitor done because I didn't experience any PVCs during the test. I did this time and am waiting on the readings.

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